Ho Chi Minh City

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced it has found eight flights with passengers on board contracting COVID-19, including four flights to Ho Chi Minh city.

Ho Chi Minh City is shutting down all discos, bars, beer clubs, karaoke parlors, massage parlors, movie theatres and internet cafes from 6pm on March 15th onwards.

The Ho Chi Minh city Department of Health worked with the Director of Can Gio district Healthcare Center on March 12th to agree a plan to change the function of the Can Gio district Healthcare Center into a hospital specializing in Covid-19 treatment with 300 beds.

Over 100 gifts were recently presented to support kindergarten teachers in difficult circumstances due to Covid-19 by the Red Cross Society and Department of Education and Training of Thu Duc district.

Ho Chi Minh city’s Department of Labor, War-Invalids and Social Affairs and Department of Education and Training will work together to combat violence against children and child abuse at kindergartens and schools.

Scenes of Ho Chi Minh City are featured in the latest trailer of Disney’s science fiction film entitled “Artemis Fowl”.

After the US decided to remove Vietnam from the list of destinations vulnerable to community transmission of SARS-CoV-2, many foreign tourists have chosen Ho Chi Minh city as an ideal destination.

During an urgent meeting of the Ho Chi Minh city steering committee for Covid-19 prevention on February 29th, Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the city People’s Committee, urged the city Health Department to arrange isolated sick-beds, suggest the establishment of a national isolated area, and set up a human resource management center.

According to Chairman of Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong, the the seventh version of the Ho Chi Minh city Ao dai Festival will be rescheduled later depending on Covid-19 situation.

​Promoting communication on Covid-19 prevention and control among ethnic minority communities in Ho Chi Minh City is one of the key tasks of ethnic work in 2020

After 10 years of implementation of the national program on building new-style rural areas, five outskirts districts of Can Gio, Cu Chi, Hoc Mon, Binh Chanh and Nha Be in Ho Chi Minh city have seen strong development through production.

Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai, Head of the Ho Chi Minh city Party Committee’s Commission for Organization, on February 26th led a delegation visited elderly health workers on the occasion of the Vietnamese Doctors’ Day (February 27th).

The Ministry of Health (MoH) on February 26th issued a decision announcing that the central province of Khanh Hoa is free of Covid-19 as it has not reported any new cases for over 30 days.

Book lovers can select discounted books such as the list of books from 2011-2015, 60% off, book list from 2016-2017 by 50%, book list from 2018 up to now 40% at the bookshop of Vietnam Women's Publishing House at No.39 Hang Chuoi street in Hanoi and Vietnam Women's Publishing House branch in Ho Chi Minh city, No.16 Alexander De Rhodes, district 1.

(CPV) - All 24 districts in Ho Chi Minh city have completed the establishment of concentrated isolation foundations in the fight against Covid-19.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has decided to present a package of biological products worth JPY4 million to Ho Chi Minh city Pasteur Institute for coping with Covid-19.

Many activities to prevent and control the disease caused by Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have been carried out by the Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Society.

In January, Ho Chi Minh city attracted USD310.82 million, accounting for 41.68% compared to the same period last year, the city Department of Planning and Investment has reported.

Works by French artist Francois Andes are on display a solo art exhibition entitled “The Crossing of Disaster” which has opened at Galerie Quynh in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city.

The third Open “Cho Lon” (Big Market) - District 5 International Unicorn-Lion-Dragon Dance Festival 2020 in Ho Chi Minh city from April 24th to 26th will feature 30 troupes from the city, neighbouring provinces and countries in Southeast Asia.

After 3 weeks of treatment at Ho Chi Minh city’s Cho Ray hospital, Chinese national Li Ding, 65, one of the two Covid-10 patients first discovered in the Vietnamese city, was cured and discharged from hospital on February 12th.

The Ho Chi Minh city People's Committee recently recognized Ben Thanh market and Nam Bo women's museum as its two new tourist attractions.

All of the 29 suspected cases of the acute respiratory disease caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19, short for “coronavirus disease 2019) in Ho Chi Minh city, who had been isolated at hospitals, were confirmed negative for the virus on February 11th.

French pianist Maxime Zecchini will play works for the left hand in a piano recital at 20h00 at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) at 28 Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh city. Tickets are available at www.ticketbox.vn.

In recent days, some streets in Ho Chi Minh City are covered with rosy trumpet flowers.

Ho Chi Minh city’s field hospital for fighting the acute respiratory disease caused by novel corona virus (nCoV) was put into operation on February 10th.

To Thi Bich Chau, Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh city Fatherland Front, asked unions to promote their role in disseminating information about the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (nCoV) at markets, trade centers, dormitories, schools and public places.

Representatives from the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh city on February 4th expressed their gratitude to Vietnamese doctors for saving Chinese citizens from the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus (nCoV).

Diverse measures are being carried out in Ho Chi Minh city to fight the acute respiratory disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), thus helping it to well control the disease, with no inner case having been reported.

The year 2020 is notable for the Germany - Vietnam relationship as the two countries celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties. A wide range of activities will be held, with a lot of German delegations coming to Vietnam in general and to Ho Chi Minh city (HCMC) in particular.